Presenting A model for internationalization of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran

purpose of the present study is presenting a model for internationalization of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran. The population of the study in qualitative part includes faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran. Among them, the sample was selected according to purposive sampling and 13 person’s saturation method. The second group of the study population includes all (1606) faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran. The sample size of 310 was selected by Stratified random sampeling method. Data collection was done by library method. semi-structured interviews (qualitative part) and questionnaire (quantitative part) was used. Interviews with experts indicate that the interview was valid and for measuring the reliability, the method of between two coders was used. the results indicated that the interviews were valid and reliable. For measuring the questionnaires’ validity, the face, content and construct validity were measured and for measuring the questionnaires’ reliability, Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient and combination reliability were used. the results indicated that the researched made questionnaire was valid and reliable. The results of the study indicated that the components of internationalization of universities are education, research, communication, economic, political, cultural and structural. According to the components, a model was presented which was in good fit.